The efficacy and taboos of boiled eggs with longan and brown sugar

Longan, brown sugar and eggs is a well-known dessert. It belongs to Cantonese cuisine, and the main ingredients are longan, eggs and brown sugar. This dessert has a very good effect of warming the stomach and is also good in replenishing qi and blood. Especially for women, eating a moderate amount can have a good effect of replenishing qi and blood. It can also play a good role in preventing menstrual disorders and menstrual pain. Of course, this dessert should not be consumed too much, after all, longan is a relatively hot ingredient.

Preparation method

1. Shell and core the dried longan, keep the pulp, remove the core of the red dates and wash them clean.

2. Put the eggs in a small pot, take them out after cooking, wait for them to cool and then peel the eggshells.

3. Add 1000ml of cold water to a cooking pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then add the peeled longan pulp, red dates and astragalus, cook for 20 minutes, then simmer over low heat for about 90 minutes.

4. Add rock sugar and peeled boiled eggs before turning off the heat, and wait until the rock sugar is completely melted.

Tips

Cut the red dates and remove the core to avoid dryness and heat. In winter, I specially add slices of ginger. When the weather turns warmer in March of the following year, you can stop adding ginger. [1]

Nutritional Value

For women and people with anemia, blood supplementation is very important, but food supplements are worse than medicine supplements. Therefore, there are many blood-enriching herbs that can be cooked with other foods, such as red dates, angelica, etc. Longan, red dates and egg syrup is not only blood-replenishing but also delicious, and suitable for both men and women.

The efficacy of longan brown sugar boiled eggs

1. Regulate menstruation, promote blood circulation, replenish qi, and strengthen the spleen and stomach.

Boiled eggs with brown sugar can warm the body, increase energy, activate qi and blood, speed up blood circulation, and make menstruation smoother. If you feel weak and have a bad complexion after menstruation, you can drink a cup of brown sugar water with a concentration of about 20% before lunch every day. If the discomfort symptoms are more severe, you can drink another glass before dinner. Continuing for a week will effectively improve the symptoms. Brown sugar eggs can also be cooked together with white fungus, wolfberry, red dates or red beans. Brown sugar water has the effects of nourishing the middle and replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and warming the stomach.

2. It helps the mother to recover her strength, discharge lochia and secrete milk .

Pregnant women lose a lot of blood after delivery, and consume a lot of physical strength and energy. Eating boiled eggs with brown sugar in the 7-10 days after delivery can replenish energy, increase blood volume, and help recover physical strength after delivery. It also has a significant promoting effect on the contraction and recovery of the uterus, the discharge of lochia, and milk secretion. At the same time, it can relieve abdominal distension and waist tightness symptoms.

3. Nourishes and nourishes health .

Brown sugar eggs can also be used for external application, and they also have a moisturizing effect. Most of the older generation have experienced a time when their children were stung by bees and the wound became red, swollen and extremely painful. At this time, the parents would take a small amount of highly concentrated brown sugar water and apply it to the red and swollen area. After a while, the pain would be relieved and the redness and swelling would gradually subside. In autumn and winter, the skin becomes itchy due to the cold and dryness. You can also use brown sugar water to wash and clean it, which can effectively reduce the feeling of dryness and itching.

Boiling brown sugar, longan and ginger juice together has the effect of nourishing the blood; cooking sweet potatoes, brown sugar and ginger juice together not only has health-preserving effects but is also a unique snack.